Intel Says It Will Never Use Minerals From African War Zones Ever Againhttp://www.businessinsider.com/intel-conflict-free-minerals-2014-1/comments
en-usWed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500Sun, 02 Aug 2015 18:32:51 -0400Jim Edwardshttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/52d32b7eeab8eaf15db5456bClay CaldwellSun, 12 Jan 2014 18:55:42 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52d32b7eeab8eaf15db5456b
So where WILL they source minerals? Afghanistan?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52ce5c8c69beddc4426c2244obamaslawThu, 09 Jan 2014 03:23:40 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52ce5c8c69beddc4426c2244
Intel audited many of these smelters itself (see here: <a href="http://www.fastcoexist.com/3024292/starting-now-all-intel-microprocessors-are-conflict-free-heres-how-the-company-did-it" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.fastcoexist.com/3024292/starting-now-all-intel-microprocessors-are-conflict-free-heres-how-the-company-did-it</a>).
This sets a dangerous precedent that risks turning this issue into a tick-box exercise that values style over substance. Take, for example, last year's tragedy in Bangladesh where more than 600 garment workers died in a building collapse that had been audited as 'safe' by many of the multinational companies sourcing from it.
The comparison with Bangladesh raises another serious issue. In the case of the garment industry, companies are auditing the direct source of the product being sold. This is not the case here.
Most important in determining the conflict-free nature of minerals from the eastern DRC is not what happens from the smelter to the final product, but from the mine to the smelter. You can go as deep into a smelter as you like, it's not going to tell you about the most important journey minerals make before they get there.
www.obamaslaw.comhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/52ce5b22eab8ea5e2c6c2248obamaslawThu, 09 Jan 2014 03:17:38 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52ce5b22eab8ea5e2c6c2248
Most important in determining the conflict-free nature of minerals from the eastern DRC is not what happens from the smelter to the final product, but from the mine to the smelter. You can go as deep into a smelter as you like, it's not going to tell you about the most important journey minerals make before they get there.
www.obamaslaw.comhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/52ccea9969bedd2872e61172adam22Wed, 08 Jan 2014 01:05:13 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52ccea9969bedd2872e61172
i am going to put my old intel cpu on the Hot stove now... and see if it melts!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52cc9a306bb3f7af14e61165MADaghistanyTue, 07 Jan 2014 19:22:08 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52cc9a306bb3f7af14e61165
This makes me respect Intel even more, I hope more companies to do that as well